Ultra Marathons

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steve45 Jan 2017 10:11am, 4 Jan 2017 1,353 posts	0 steve45 just realised Carolyn that I've answered this on my husband's sign-in....!
Gromit Jan 2017 3:04pm, 4 Jan 2017 895 posts	0 Gromit Haha I was about to comment on Steve doing an Ultra ..... makes much more sense now
jabberknit Jan 2017 6:39pm, 4 Jan 2017 1,382 posts	0 jabberknit I had a go at the Vale of Glamorgan last year, Carolyn, but DNF - too slow due to 1) huge blister on sole of foot, and 2) too much mud, just can't cope with the stuff. Difficult to choose best sort of shoes to wear for this one as it's a real mix of trail, mud, rocks, swamps, beaches, fields, caravan parks, very long boring industrial bit around Aberthaw power station and road. And not forgetting Barry Island, of course. I went with trail shoes and they didn't work for me, hence the blister.
carolyn_t Jan 2017 11:25am, 5 Jan 2017 118 posts	0 carolyn_t Thanks Jabberknit, sorry to hear you didn't finish. I'm pretty experienced running in mud, and the shoes I wore for my trail marathon (adidas tr boost) are actually ok on tarmac too - good mix of cushioning and big lugs for the mud. Sounds like they will hopefully be the best choice for the Vale too.
RunningInCircles Jan 2017 11:53am, 5 Jan 2017 1,579 posts	0 RunningInCircles I'd say sandals as a choice... But I'd say that for any course Might concede to socks on the Peddars Way at the end of the month if the weather actually turns cold...
flanker Jan 2017 12:58pm, 5 Jan 2017 16,735 posts	0 flanker Socks? You wuss
jabberknit Jan 2017 1:01pm, 5 Jan 2017 1,384 posts	0 jabberknit Don't think the mud would have been so bad if it hadn't have rained solidly for 24 hours immediately before the race, carolyn_t. I managed 24 miles anyway, so not too displeased with that! Apart from the mud and the blister, I did actually enjoy a lot of it. Best of luck anyway.
RunningInCircles Jan 2017 1:20pm, 5 Jan 2017 1,580 posts	0 RunningInCircles I know Flanker... Quietly avoiding mentioning or thinking about the fact that I have not run for any real distance for a while... Still. You can bluff little ultras can't you
flanker Jan 2017 2:25pm, 5 Jan 2017 16,736 posts	0 flanker hope so. i've got a calf strain/tear so not getting any running in.
torey Jan 2017 7:28pm, 7 Jan 2017 145 posts	0 torey Interruption to my 20 miler this morning..ended up in A&E after becoming unwell at 6 miles...think I'm ok again now!